Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel A
6/10/2021

Dianela Acosta
Executive Director
Boulder Opera
Boulder, CO

Cori Ellison
Vocal Arts Faculty, Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Vocal Arts Faculty, Juilliard School
New York, NY

Joseph Li
Assistant Professor of Vocal Coaching
Baylor School of Music
Baylor University
Waco, TX

Steve Mazer (Layperson)
Retired
Potomac, MD

David Portillo
Opera Singer
Minneapolis, MN

Justin Ralls
Artistic Director | Composer-in-Residence
Opera Theater of Oregon
Adjunct Professor of Music
Linfield College
Portland, OR

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel B
6/10/2021

Michael Ching
Composer, Librettist, Conductor, Songwriter
Composer-in-Residence
Savannah Voice Festival
Ames, IA

David Clark (Layperson)
Retired from Public Libraries
Middlebury, VT

Gordon M Hawkins
Opera Singer
Professor of Voice
Arizona State University
Scottsdale, AZ

Sara Jobin
Conductor
Center for Contemporary Opera
Richmond, VA

Jean Kellogg
Executive Director
Merola Opera Program
San Francisco, CA

Michael Hidetoshi Mori
General & Artistic Director
Tapestry Opera
Freelance Stage & Film Director
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Grants for Arts Projects 2 - Panel A
11/10/2021

Jessica Burton (Layperson)
Senior Development Manager
Orange Barrel Media
Columbus, OH

Cory Lippiello
Director of Artistic Programs
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Guest Faculty
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Chicago, IL

Lisa Lipton
Executive Director
Opera Theater of Oregon
Portland, OR

Sean Panikkar
Opera Singer
Saline, MI

Jim Schaeffer
Retired Director Emeritus
Center for Contemporary Opera
Durham, NC

Grants for Arts Projects 2 - Panel B
11/10/2021

Jocelyn Dueck
Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano and Vocal Coaching, Music
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Julie Grady Heard
Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Cincinnati Opera Association
Cincinnati, OH

Quinn Kelsey
Opera Singer
Chicago, IL

Ben Makino
Conductor, Pianist
Adjunct Professor at Porterville College
Kern Community College District
Porterville, CA

Kathryn D. Smith
General Director
Madison Opera, Inc.
Madison, WI

Kevin Smith (Layperson)
Retired
General Director Emeritus
Minnesota Opera
President & CEO Emeritus
Minnesota Orchestra
Verona, NJ